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Global University Hosts Executive Director of DETC

SPRINGFIELD,
Missouri- Global University
hosted Dr. Leah Matthews, Executive Director of the Distance Education and
Training Council (DETC), as she conducted a get-acquainted visit to the
university on Thursday, May 8, 2014. Global
University holds
accreditation through both the DETC and the Higher Learning Commission (HLC),
both recognized by the US Department of Education.

Dr.
Matthews presented “Trends and Issues in Distance Learning” and “Perspectives
On the Future of Higher Education” to Global University
faculty members. The session concluded with a question and answer time with the
faculty. She also met various department leaders and toured the University’s
facilities, including the media area. In addition, she met with University
President Dr. Gary Seevers, Provost Dr. Jack Nill, Vice Provost Dr. Randy
Hedlun, and Director of Research and Evaluation Rev. Brad
Ausbury to discuss various DETC related items such as the
state authorization process, competency-based education, military benefits,
etc.

The visit
concluded with a meeting of the University’s Board of Administration wherein
Dr. Matthews presented “Inside Washington: Perspectives on the Future of Higher
Education and Distance Learning”, which ended with a question and answer time
with board members.

“We were honored to host the Executive Director of DETC,
Dr. Leah Matthews, for a day of dialogue and idea sharing with our faculty and
Board of Administration,” said Dr. Jack Nill, Provost. “It is highly unusual
for an accrediting commission’s executive director to take the time to pay a
cordial visit to one of its accredited schools, but Dr. Matthews felt it would
be valuable to get better acquainted with Global University
and the global scope of its operation. We hold the DETC in high esteem, and we
appreciate the assistance they offer as we examine the ways in which Global University
can continue to be effective at equipping and training our students for
service.”

About
Global University
Global University
is a fully accredited nonprofit Christian
University in the Pentecostal
tradition, based out of Springfield,
Missouri. As a worldwide online
and distance education pioneer, the university integrates education and service
through a network in 150 countries, including the United States. Its three main
languages of instruction are English, Spanish and French for undergraduate
programs.